Piscataway blanks Old Bridge, continues to make strides in GMC

OLD BRIDGE — After 20 straight seasons with a losing record and not having won more than five games in any season since at least 2000, the Piscataway softball team took a step in the right direction last year going 12-11 and was no longer an easy pushover in the Greater Middlesex Conference.

Building off 2013’s winning campaign, the Chiefs now appear to be on the verge of becoming a serious contender in the GMC and showed some of that potential on Friday against Old Bridge.

On the heels of junior second baseman Michelle Gebhardt’s three-run two-out triple to break open a scoreless game and a five-run sixth inning in which the bottom four hitters all singled to start off the inning, Piscataway shut out the Knights 8-0 at Phillips Park to improve to 5-1 on the season.

“It’s exciting, we got a little bit more experience from our kids — last year we lost a couple seniors but essentially we kept the core of the group, so it’s nice to have them and now they’re all on board,” sixth-year Piscataway coach Chuck Poole Jr. said. “They’re a tight-knit group, which I think is important, and they’re ready to play.”

About Mike Becker

Mike Becker is a graduate of Rutgers University. He has been working at the Home News Tribune since the spring of 2011. During his time at Rutgers, he covered the school's football, and both the men's and women's basketball teams, for WRSU-FM.

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Mike BeckerMike Becker is a graduate of Rutgers University. He has been working at the Home News Tribune since the spring of 2011. During his time at Rutgers, he covered the school's football, and both the men's and women's basketball teams, for WRSU-FM.E-mail Mike

Simeon PincusA graduate of Kean University, Simeon Pincus has been covering NJ sports since 1997, including softball at the Courier News since 1999 and girls soccer since 2001. He began covering CN girls basketball in 2013-14E-mail Simeon